Jan 13 Seventy-eight people die in Washington, D.C., when an Air Florida 737 crashes into a bridge after takeoff and falls into the Potomac River.

Jan 28 Italian special forces rescue U.S. Brigadier General James L. Dozier, who had been kidnapped by the Red Brigades.

Jan 09 Three moderate earthquakes measuring 5.5 to 4.9 on the Richter scale shake New Brunswick and New England

Jan 20 Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament

Jan 02 "Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 48 performances

Jan 04 Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm

Jan 07 "Fame" premieres on NBC TV

Jan 28 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Jan 01 Pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland

Jan 01 Javier Pérez de Cuellar becomes Secretary-General of UN

Jan 10 -17ºF (27.2ºC) in Braemar Grampian (equals UK record)

Jan 05 Ottawa bans hiring skilled foreign workers in several mining, manufacturing and construction sectors; to protect Canadian jobs.

Jan 27 Roberto S Cordova installed as President of Honduras

Jan 07 "Fame" premieres on NBC TV

Jan 02 70th Australian Mens Tennis Johan Kriek beats S Denton (62 76 67 64)

Jan 31 US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton

Jan 05 Elizabeth Bagshaw dies at age 100; one of Canada's first female doctors

Jan 04 Bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC's "Today Show"

Jan 25 9th American Music Award Kenny Rogers win

Jan 11 Honduras adopts constitution

Jan 04 Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of the Today Show

Jan 02 San Diego Chargers beat Miami Dolphins, 41-38 in 13 52 of OT

Jan 20 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor KY

Jan 02 Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins

Jan 23 World Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2

Jan 02 Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins

Jan 31 In Ottawa Ontario Pierre Elliott Trudeau urges end to Polish martial law on the 'Let Poland be Poland' TV broadcast; supporting the Polish Solidarity movement

Jan 26 Mauno Koivisto elected President of Finland

Jan 04 Bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC's "Today Show"

Jan 01 30 Something stars Ken Olin & Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry

Jan 20 Honduras constitution goes into effect

Jan 04 Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm

Jan 31 US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton

Feb 16 Agatha Barbara elected as first female President of Malta

Feb 10 28 skiers perform backflips while holding hands, Bromont, Québec

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